New firmware for Z3 TC? - Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti

Just notified by a new software update for my tab in the form of
23.1.A.28. Anyone who got this?
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I think it was a small update to the playstation what's new app. I got it today.

infinitylook said:
Just notified by a new software update for my tab in the form of
23.1.A.28. Anyone who got this?
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Ya, I got this on my SGP611 like 3 days ago. Ended up taking the plunge and doing the upgrade (redid everything from scratch). Not sure what changed, whatever it is it's minor (still 5.0.2 based). It's rootable, at least via THIS method.

arcane613 said:
Ya, I got this on my SGP611 like 3 days ago. Ended up taking the plunge and doing the upgrade (redid everything from scratch). Not sure what changed, whatever it is it's minor (still 5.0.2 based). It's rootable, at least via THIS method.
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So when you upgraded you lost root and need to do it again from scratch? wow good thing I had time to stop the update yesterday
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infinitylook said:
So when you upgraded you lost root and need to do it again from scratch? wow good thing I had time to stop the update yesterday
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It won't let you update when rooted with a different recovery. It'll fail when it says validating download.
I just got mine a couple weeks ago, and moved right after I got it, so other than root and recovery I hadn't done much of anything yet..

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[Q] baseband version gone

I have no idea what happened to my phone it was working perfectly. I was listening to music and all was going good and it suddenly rebooted. And it goes into a boot loop. The baseband version and imei is missing. The phone was fully stock with nothing but market apps what could of went wrong? What is a baseband version and imei number sorry noob.
IAmBrock said:
I have no idea what happened to my phone it was working perfectly. I was listening to music and all was going good and it suddenly rebooted. And it goes into a boot loop. The baseband version and imei is missing. The phone was fully stock with nothing but market apps what could of went wrong? What is a baseband version and imei number sorry noob.
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Baseband is the modem version, IMEI is the unique identifier that registers you on the network. So I doubt the phone or data will work without those. Are you rooted?
I would do a full backup, and then try a repair in pc companion then post back.
I've seen someone else with a similar issue who's had to send it back to Sony for repairs as couldn't find a fix, UK that's the worst case scenario, start with a repair.
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SpyderTracks said:
Baseband is the modem version, IMEI is the unique identifier that registers you on the network. So I doubt the phone or data will work without those. Are you rooted?
I would do a full backup, and then try a repair in pc companion then post back.
I've seen someone else with a similar issue who's had to send it back to Sony for repairs as couldn't find a fix, UK that's the worst case scenario, start with a repair.
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I am defiantly the worse case scenario.
IAmBrock said:
I am defiantly the worse case scenario.
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Bit early to tell yet...
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SpyderTracks said:
Bit early to tell yet...
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I stayed up all night trying to do this. I tried repairing it and it did not work. I tried multiple times.
IAmBrock said:
I stayed up all night trying to do this. I tried repairing it and it did not work. I tried multiple times.
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Then try flashing rom, there's a depository thread somewhere. Doesn't really matter, but try flashing one in your region.
When you say repair didn't work, did the process complete?
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SpyderTracks said:
Then try flashing rom, there's a depository thread somewhere. Doesn't really matter, but try flashing one in your region.
When you say repair didn't work, did the process complete?
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I am not rooted can I flash a rom? Yes the process completed several times. When it first started doing it I would get lucky and it would reboot correctly and I could use it until i booted it off and now I have not got it to do it once.
IAmBrock said:
I am not rooted can I flash a rom? Yes the process completed several times. When it first started doing it I would get lucky and it would reboot correctly and I could use it until i booted it off and now I have not got it to do it once.
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You don't need to be rooted to flash stock ROM and don't need to unlock bootloader either. I would suggest flashing 532 first and seeing how it is.
Depository here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45813454
Guides here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45634414
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SpyderTracks said:
You don't need to be rooted to flash stock ROM and don't need to unlock bootloader either. I would suggest flashing 532 first and seeing how it is.
Depository here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45813454
Guides here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45634414
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Flashing it now...
IAmBrock said:
Flashing it now...
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Good luck.
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SpyderTracks said:
Good luck.
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I am going to have to send it back . Well at least they will repair it.
IAmBrock said:
I am going to have to send it back . Well at least they will repair it.
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Ouch, that sucks. Let's hope it doesn't take several weeks!
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LordManhattan said:
Ouch, that sucks. Let's hope it doesn't take several weeks!
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Yeah they said it could take several weeks

Android 4.4 kitkat news!

Hey guys so if you've got any news regarding kitkat post it here!
On our Xperia devices we obviously have Xperia care and I decided to ask on there and someome who posts all the time ( maybe works for Sony?) answered
What do you think?
J
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JackHanAnLG said:
Hey guys so if you've got any news regarding kitkat post it here!
On our Xperia devices we obviously have Xperia care and I decided to ask on there and someome who posts all the time ( maybe works for Sony?) answered
What do you think?
J
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Feb early, may be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would imagine xperiablog.net will be the first to confirm...
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So a random moderator on a forum that has no direct connection to Sony (i.e he doesn't work for Sony) says KK will probably be released at some point. That's not news.
LordManhattan said:
So a random moderator on a forum that has no direct connection to Sony (i.e he doesn't work for Sony) says KK will probably be released at some point. That's not news.
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He said Maybe after 4.3 is released for the SP etc so that would be early February?
Yes, but we already knew that. Sony said that 4.4 for the Z1 and ZU is scheduled to be released in January/February, so this isn't news.
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LordManhattan said:
Yes, but we already knew that. Sony said that 4.4 for the Z1 and ZU is scheduled to be released in January/February, so this isn't news.
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Sorry, I didnt see that
JackHanAnLG said:
Sorry, I didnt see that
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And that's totally fine. I guess not everybody has picked that tiny detail up, so I understand why you thought this was news.
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I've got an interesting question. Once Kitkat has been officially released by Sony, would obtaining root be fairly easy?
Or would it be a mission like on current 4.3 firmwares where we have to downgrade, root, flash, etc?
I'm still on 4.2 and will not bother upgrading until Kitkat has been released and obtaining root is done by a one click procedure.
If anything it'll be harder to root
And you would more then likely have to downgrade etc
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kanej2006 said:
I've got an interesting question. Once Kitkat has been officially released by Sony, would obtaining root be fairly easy?
Or would it be a mission like on current 4.3 firmwares where we have to downgrade, root, flash, etc?
I'm still on 4.2 and will not bother upgrading until Kitkat has been released and obtaining root is done by a one click procedure.
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We don't know yet.
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kanej2006 said:
I've got an interesting question. Once Kitkat has been officially released by Sony, would obtaining root be fairly easy?
Or would it be a mission like on current 4.3 firmwares where we have to downgrade, root, flash, etc?
I'm still on 4.2 and will not bother upgrading until Kitkat has been released and obtaining root is done by a one click procedure.
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What Jack said
There is a slight conflict here, you want an easy root path, but you want a secure phone that no one can hijack. If there is a one click root tool then there can just as easily be a 'no click' root exploit that you dont even know has been un on your phone and the writer/hacker now has full control of your phone - see the problem?
The way Sony wants us to do it (and the best security model for us and them) is to unlock the bootloader and install recovery to flash our phones - this is what we do now except we do the extra steps of running a root exploit so we can latter restore our bootloader/TA to a factory state
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If anything it'll be harder to root
And you would more then likely have to downgrade etc
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Doh! I take it it's best I stay with 4.2 and firmware 532 for now...
There's not much of an advantage for me to update to 4.3. I already tried and saw no noticeable improvements...
blueether said:
What Jack said
There is a slight conflict here, you want an easy root path, but you want a secure phone that no one can hijack. If there is a one click root tool then there can just as easily be a 'no click' root exploit that you don't even know has been run on your phone and the writer/hacker now has full control of your phone - see the problem?
The way Sony wants us to do it (and the best security model for us and them) is to unlock the bootloader and install recovery to flash our phones - this is what we do now except we do the extra steps of running a root exploit so we can latter restore our bootloader/TA to a factory state
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I understand. What you said makes sense. I previously used Vroot to root previously like most others but after hearing rumours that were apparently true, I no longer used it. As you mentioned they may be stealing our imei numbers and taking control over our phones violating our privacy...
Since Kitkat 4.4 is around the corner, I won't bother updating to 290 Firmware. Who knows, we may need to downgrade and flash to root Kitkat.
As long as we have an unlocked bootloader root is easy
hmmm.i remembered that when the nexus 5 came in..they got it rooted fast.since the software securities of 4.4 is almost(if not the same) with 4.3..but who am i to say..im just a simple guy passing through... but hey, we already have a working kitkat rom for ZU..so why wait? *smiling
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I want a Sony UI kitkat
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oooops.in that case...wait for a month or two and dont forget to cross your fingers...
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I still have not even recieved the 4.3 update for my unlocked, unbranded swedish Ultra, and if the 4.4 is due to be released in late jan/feb, maybe Sony have forgotten my phone..:crying:
Halle said:
I still have not even recieved the 4.3 update for my unlocked, unbranded swedish Ultra, and if the 4.4 is due to be released in late jan/feb, maybe Sony have forgotten my phone..:crying:
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You're the second swede in here that haven't received 4.3, and since both Norway and Denmark received it a month ago, I'll conclude that Sony hates Sweden Sony and Ericsson did break up after all, so I guess Sony doesn't want to go back there and risk bumping into Ericsson. Awkward.
I assume you've checked PCC for the update, and that you haven't changed your CDA to a country that haven't received the update (a mistake I did).
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LordManhattan said:
You're the second swede in here that haven't received 4.3, and since both Norway and Denmark received it a month ago, I'll conclude that Sony hates Sweden Sony and Ericsson did break up after all, so I guess Sony doesn't want to go back there and risk bumping into Ericsson. Awkward.
I assume you've checked PCC for the update, and that you haven't changed your CDA to a country that haven't received the update (a mistake I did).
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I have not changed anything, it's all stock. Since I have a Mac, there is no PCC, only Sony Bridge for Mac. But no, no update there.. :S

[Q] no .136 update showing in PCC

I just kicked my ZU back into .290 and PCC and Update Centre both say I'm upto date - no 14.2.A.1.136 update.
Can anyone else check or have I broken my install. two days ago the same nandroid was saying there was the .136 update ready to be DL'd
blueether said:
I just kicked my ZU back into .290 and PCC and Update Centre both say I'm upto date - no 14.2.A.1.136 update.
Can anyone else check or have I broken my install. two days ago the same nandroid was saying there was the .136 update ready to be DL'd
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Looks like I'm not the only one, looks like the same issue in Z1 land: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50545693
blueether said:
Looks like I'm not the only one, looks like the same issue in Z1 land: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50545693
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Hey mate, dunno about the way you've done it, but I never got the update in the UK via pcc... Possible they pulled it?
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SpyderTracks said:
Hey mate, dunno about the way you've done it, but I never got the update in the UK via pcc... Possible they pulled it?
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Me too.............still on 290 here in the UK on an unbranded C6833.
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x5starguerillaa said:
Me too.............still on 290 here in the UK on an unbranded C6833.
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It's weird, I know some people on unbranded in UK got the update about a month ago. Mines actually with O2 but I'd flashed unbranded 290.
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I know. Been looking for the update daily for about a week now. Nothing.
I dont really mind though.......I have an occasional wifi drop out on 290 but nothing else serious. Also with my ZU I have held back on root/unlocking bootloader just because............it kinda does everything well without root! I remember a video by Adrian that eventually android would get to such a stage that root wouldn't be needed anymore (apart from customization). Maybe we are seeing the first step of that with sonys firmware? Obviously touchwiz, sense etc are different but Sony is pretty close to stock.
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x5starguerillaa said:
I know. Been looking for the update daily for about a week now. Nothing.
I dont really mind though.......I have an occasional wifi drop out on 290 but nothing else serious. Also with my ZU I have held back on root/unlocking bootloader just because............it kinda does everything well without root! I remember a video by Adrian that eventually android would get to such a stage that root wouldn't be needed anymore (apart from customization). Maybe we are seeing the first step of that with sonys firmware? Obviously touchwiz, sense etc are different but Sony is pretty close to stock.
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Same here, rooting disables my banking app so reverted to stock but actually I'm very happy with stock. Touchwizz just Sucks balls full stop, you have to root.
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AT&T HTC One gets 4.4.2

Nice surprise, just for grins I checked for any updates and down comes 4.4.2 ota...
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captivatedd said:
Nice surprise, just for grins I checked for any updates and down comes 4.4.2 ota...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50572152
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Has some issues...I would advise NOT taking the update....heres one issue thats pretty big if your like me and like to take pics and use the editing features...all of the photo editing features are broken
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx5-C2BrwNVxTDNBRFNoMTFQNjg/edit?usp=sharing
I did the ota update on Sunday and my photo editing works just fine.
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Some folks have it some do not...I didnt make the video up...lol...its been confirmed by htc and there should be an update pushed soon to fix the bug...
Mine doesn't have the update yet ? I just checked still says no new updates :/ Can I download it to my pc and flash it via computer ?
You'd have to download the ota package to the root of storage, then install via stock recovery,not via computer or custom recovery
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Mine doesn't have the update yet ? I just checked still says no new updates :/ Can I download it to my pc and flash it via computer ?
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dinukap4 said:
Mine doesn't have the update yet ? I just checked still says no new updates :/ Can I download it to my pc and flash it via computer ?
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Manually set your phones clock ahead one year and try the update. This has worked for some.

Still No Root

Is there even going to be root for this device I'm losing hope
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Bren123 said:
Is there even going to be root for this device I'm losing hope
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it'll happen when it happens.
i'm assuming you OTA'd to lollipop. if you're on any kitkat build there are root methods for all builds and you can downgrade to nc5 (easiest method imo)
Bren123 said:
OMGGGGGGGG how have 6 kids from the internet who I am lending no help to STILL not bypassed the security installed by an international multi-billion dollar company?! Are they ever going to root the phone I was too cheap to pay full price for an unlocked version of?
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It will happen when it happens man.
Its definitely possible that it either does not happen, or wont happen until its no longer relevant....
This phone is like a brick with lollipop (planned obsolescence?) Did they purposely update the phones to lollipop so people will upgrade to an s6 because of the slowness
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Bren123 said:
This phone is like a brick with lollipop (planned obsolescence?) Did they purposely update the phones to lollipop so people will upgrade to an s6 because of the slowness
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runs fine for me, backup whatever and do a factory reset
skepticmisfit said:
it'll happen when it happens.
i'm assuming you OTA'd to lollipop. if you're on any kitkat build there are root methods for all builds and you can downgrade to nc5 (easiest method imo)
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Exactly. This device has been rooted for ages. The first rule of obtaining/retaining root: NEVER OTA
Devs are not inclined to find exploits for every single update that comes out (especially when the updates are usually to patch the exploits previously used). It's usually just the first or maybe a handful of releases (if you're lucky) that get root.

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